Kristen Lucretia Pirian
Appearance and Equipment
* Long auburn hair pulled back into a ponytail with twin bangs, gray eyes, fair skin, 6'2", tall and lanky build. Soft, though her training is improving her athleticism—most notably her abs are taking a nascent, defined shape.
-- Has an enchanted, artificial right hand made from porcelain and adamantine:
* If armored, clad in chain with some plate pieces covering her shins, arms, shoulders, and neck, with a tabard. If unarmored/casual, noblewoman's silken finery, of predominately white and red colors.
* If armed, usually with a mace or sword. Carries a book of Celestialist verses with her when armed.
-- Has an enchanted, artificial right hand made from porcelain and adamantine:
* If armored, clad in chain with some plate pieces covering her shins, arms, shoulders, and neck, with a tabard. If unarmored/casual, noblewoman's silken finery, of predominately white and red colors.
* If armed, usually with a mace or sword. Carries a book of Celestialist verses with her when armed.
Skills and Abilities
Divine Magic (Conjuration): Her strongest Aspect of Divine Magic, granted through her faith in Aionus. Kristen is capable of conjuring specific artifacts used for specific purposes or which have specific effects.
** Withering Chains: Ephemeral, ghostly, debilitating chains temporarily make the target feel the crippling weight of aging (and, as well, corrodes the flesh of the spawn of Dark Ones). Can be resisted.
** Ashen Crucifixes: A towering, smoldering crucifix slams into the ground, striking the paralyzing fear of mortality into those who gaze upon it (as well as repulsing the spawn of Dark Ones). Can be resisted.
** Impalers: Large metal spikes burst suddenly from the ground to impale Kristen's foes. Highly lethal, but can be dodged, and a taxing spell for Kristen to use.
Divine Magic (Curses): Time is friend to no one. Kristen is capable of calling down Curses to debilitate her foes, though they necessarily have a short duration in order to have a quick casting time (and therefore be viable in combat). Some Curses might include forcing weapons to rust, amplifying damage taken, blindness, horror, confusion, and causing a foe's magic to fizzle and fail. Curses can be resisted partially or fully.
Martial Training: Kristen now has a moderate capacity for combat with the mace, and is quickly training to learn the sword.
Marathon Runner: After much physical training, Kristen has honed a knack for cardiovascular excellence.
** Withering Chains: Ephemeral, ghostly, debilitating chains temporarily make the target feel the crippling weight of aging (and, as well, corrodes the flesh of the spawn of Dark Ones). Can be resisted.
** Ashen Crucifixes: A towering, smoldering crucifix slams into the ground, striking the paralyzing fear of mortality into those who gaze upon it (as well as repulsing the spawn of Dark Ones). Can be resisted.
** Impalers: Large metal spikes burst suddenly from the ground to impale Kristen's foes. Highly lethal, but can be dodged, and a taxing spell for Kristen to use.
Divine Magic (Curses): Time is friend to no one. Kristen is capable of calling down Curses to debilitate her foes, though they necessarily have a short duration in order to have a quick casting time (and therefore be viable in combat). Some Curses might include forcing weapons to rust, amplifying damage taken, blindness, horror, confusion, and causing a foe's magic to fizzle and fail. Curses can be resisted partially or fully.
Martial Training: Kristen now has a moderate capacity for combat with the mace, and is quickly training to learn the sword.
Marathon Runner: After much physical training, Kristen has honed a knack for cardiovascular excellence.
Personality and Characteristics
Major
* Religious. Whilst a Celestialist, Kristen believes primarily in Aionus the Sentinel. As such, she is quite envious of telekinetic mages, is obsessed with time and punctuality, and regards Portal Stones to be holy sites.
* Generally optimistic, but always with a cautious tinge.
* Moderately spoiled. Having been waited on hand and foot as a Pirian noble, there is a good number of basic facets of normal life that she is unfamiliar with. She does have a drive to learn on her own, and becomes embarrassed when/if asking for help. Has a growing drive to be self-sufficient, stemming from the feeling of helplessness during her kidnapping.
* Formal, soft-spoken, polite, gentle--a model noblewoman.
* Tends to be a rules-lawyer, tends to stick to traditions and "how it's always been done." Likes everything to be neat, orderly, and clean.
* Loathes orcs, and loathes pirates of all kinds. Has nightmares every so often about her kidnapping and the Battle of the Blades that followed to rescue her.
* An ardent supporter of the new Anirian Republic and of her House's pivotal role in the Revolution.
Minor
+ Always tries to arrive ten minutes prior to anything and everything, and becomes very flustered and agitated if ever she is late.
+ Typically speaks in a high, formal register, but does change to a lower, more casual register on occasion. In times of great stress, sometimes she involuntarily switches to an even higher register than normal, speaking archaic Common tongue words like "thee" and "thine."
+ Practices calligraphy. Respectful of monks and scholars.
+ Not a very good hands-on learner. Likes to read about something first before trying it. Feels comfort in having a quick reference guide to things, like her book of verses.
+ Geeks out over clocks, and to a somewhat lesser extent other dwarven inventions and curiosities.
+ Self-conscious about her height, easily teased about it. Occasionally bumps her head into things, risk increased if she's walking while reading.